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A street procession moves down a busy urban road lined with shops and signboards. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a group, several carrying saffron-orange flags with a red and blue emblem. Two drummers in the middle wear lungis and drum, while a white truck and an ornate float with gold decoration follow further back. Shopfronts display signs for mobiles and an Indicom store.

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August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a road lined with low buildings, shops and utility poles under a partly cloudy sky. Dozens of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing saffron-orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk in a dense group, some playing hand drums. Orange flags and decorated ornamental umbrellas or float-like frames are carried above the crowd. A blue truck and a yellow auto-rickshaw sit at the roadside, and a uniformed police officer stands at the left edge. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the scene is described by roles.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large street procession moves along a road lined with trees and utility poles. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, walk in dense ranks. Several men on the left play large barrel drums slung at their sides. Above the crowd, orange flags with a dark emblem flutter, and decorated umbrella-like canopies with ornamented panels are carried on poles. A large framed portrait banner is held aloft in the middle of the procession. Trucks and vehicles line the roadside on the right, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession in a town, with a band of men in white dhotis and shirts playing brass instruments such as trumpets and a long horn. A man in front in a cream striped shirt beats a large drum, while a man in a blue checked shirt plays small hand cymbals. Saffron-orange flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, and colourful striped umbrellas and decorated banners with a blue and red emblem are carried along. A woman in a turquoise saree walks among the musicians. Shop buildings and a signboard line the road under a partly cloudy sky.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a paved road lined with trucks and buses. Men in white dhotis and shirts wear saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders and carry orange flags on tall poles. Several drummers beat large drums, and musicians play long pipes. Colourful decorated umbrellas are held aloft in the middle of the procession. Behind them, a crowd of marchers in white and orange follows, while a uniformed police officer stands at the lower left edge. Tall utility poles and a multi-storey building appear along the roadside.2008-08-01A street procession in a south Indian town moves along a paved road lined with shops and parked bicycles. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some barefoot, play drums and wind instruments, including a horn and a long pipe. Orange flags rise above the crowd, and ornate canopy umbrellas with red, blue and orange panels are carried above the procession. A man in a white shirt wears a saffron/orange shawl over his shoulder and walks at the front. Behind the procession, a large banner with Tamil lettering hangs from a pole. Pedestrians stand along the roadside, and a tall pyramid-shaped temple tower rises in the background among trees and utility poles.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01